Mitsubishi CL-600 accident near New York, NY
On March 23, 2026, a Mitsubishi CL-600 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New York, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 23, 2026
- Place
- New York, NY
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi CL-600 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 4 serious, 33 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.776°N, 73.879°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260323202674
Official records · DCA26MA161
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
NTSB summary
On March 22, 2026, at 2337 eastern daylight time, Jazz Aviation LP flight 646 (doing business as Air Canada flight 8646), an MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) RJ Aviation (formerly Bombardier) CL-600-2D24 (CRJ-900) airplane, registration C-GNJZ, was substantially damaged after it collided with Rescue 35 (R35), an Oshkosh Striker 1500 aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF) vehicle, while landing on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York, New York. The captain and first officer were fatally injured. Of the 2 flight attendants, 72 passengers, and 2 crew of the ARFF vehicle, 39 were transported to local hospitals with 6 serious injuries reported. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 scheduled flight from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Montreal, Quebec to LGA. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) traveled to the accident site and invited qualified parties to participate in the investigation. These included the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, and the Police Benevolent Association. In accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada assigned an Accredited Representative to the investigation, as the airplane was both manufactured and operated by companies based in Canada. MHI RJ Aviation Group, Jazz Aviation LP, Transport Canada, the Air Line Pilots Association, and the Canadian Flight Attendant Union are technical
From Wikipedia
Air Canada Express Flight 8646 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada, to LaGuardia Airport in New York, United States. The flight was operated by Jazz Aviation, an airline operating regional flights on behalf of Air Canada under the brand Air Canada Express.
On the night of March 22, 2026, the Bombardier CRJ900 serving the flight experienced a runway incursion with a LaGuardia airport firefighting truck operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The truck was crossing the runway to reach an unrelated emergency event as the CRJ900 landed, resulting in a ground collision. The aircraft's cockpit and forward galley sections were destroyed, killing both pilots, while a flight attendant, who was seated on a jump-seat near the cockpit, was injured as she was ejected onto the runway.
Thirty-nine people, including passengers, crew, and both occupants of the truck, were injured following the collision; nine remained under medical care the following day.
Text from Wikipedia, “Air Canada Express Flight 8646”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
